Events Calendar

Summer Craft Fair

Sat, Jun. 28, 2025 11:00am — 4:00pm

Local crafts in the Dunwich Reading Room from 11am - 4pm. If you are a craft person interested in taking part, please email us at chronicles@dunwichmuseum.org.uk.

The Stones of Dunwich

Sat, Jul. 5, 2025 10:30am — 4:30pm

Learn about the Earth heritage of Dunwich in the company of Dr Ruth Siddall and Tim Holt-Wilson, in partnership with Dunwich Museum and the Geological Society of Norfolk. Find out more and book at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-stones-of-dunwich-2025-tickets-1353486547699

St James' Feast Pilgrimage

Fri, Jul. 25, 2025 All Day

Join us in a pilgrimage from St Peter's Church Westleton to St James' Church Dunwich

Dunwich Wildlife Safari #1

Wed, Jul. 30, 2025 All Day

Dunwich is rich in wildlife for you to discover. We shall run two day 'bioblitz' safaris this summer led by expert naturalists to introduce you to discovering, identifying and recording plants of varied habitats (shingle, marsh, woodland and heath) and their invertebrate inhabitants such as moths and beetles. You will be getting to know nature in depth! These days are free of charge, but bookings will allow us to know numbers ahead of time so that we can provide appropriate equipment. Find our more and book your spot now at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dunwich-wildlife-safari-no1-tickets-1362264201899

Dunwich Art Show Opening Night

Fri, Aug. 1, 2025 6:00pm

Opening night of the Dunwich Art Show! Join us to view the art, meet artists, and enjoy drinks and nibbles. 6pm in the Dunwich Reading Room

Dunwich Art Show

Aug. 2 - 4, 2025 11:30am — 4:30pm

An art show featuring local artists and art will be held in the Dunwich Reading Room during the first weekend in August, lining up with the Dunwich Flower Festival and will run SaturdayAugust 2nd - Monday August 4th, 11.30 - 4.30.

Dunwich with a Twist

Sat, Aug. 9, 2025 2:30pm — 4:00pm

An afternoon of music and poetry in the Reading Room Garden, ft the Dunwich Drifters.

Dunwich Wildlife Safari #2

Wed, Aug. 13, 2025 All Day

Dunwich is rich in wildlife for you to discover. We shall run two day 'bioblitz' safaris this summer led by expert naturalists to introduce you to discovering, identifying and recording plants of varied habitats (shingle, marsh, woodland and heath) and their invertebrate inhabitants such as moths and beetles. You will be getting to know nature in depth! These days are free of charge, but bookings will allow us to know numbers ahead of time so that we can provide appropriate equipment. Find our more and book your spot now at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dunwich-wildlife-safari-no2-tickets-1467553434829?aff=oddtdtcreator

Victorican Puzzlebook Workshop

Sat, Sep. 27, 2025 12:00pm — 3:00pm

Join us from 12-3 on Saturday 27th September in the Dunwich Reading Room for this artist-led workshop and create puzzle books inpsired by the story of Dunwich and the natural world.
Book a place by email at chronicles@dunwichmuseum.org.uk

£10 for adults
£3 for children

Thank you so our amazing funders at Suffolk Coasts and Heaths National Landscape and our partners at Art Branches for making workshops like these possible.

The Woodwose and Wildmen of Suffolk

Sat, Oct. 18, 2025 6:30pm — 7:30pm

Matt Salusbury, author of Myster Animals of Suffolk and Chair of the Trustees of Dunwich Museum, describes the strange figures of woodwose (or wildmen) carven on the fonts, porches, and towers of numerous churches in Suffolk, but which are rare outside the county.

What are the Suffolk wildmen? Have there been sightings? Would there have been wildmen on display in any of Dunwich's lost churches?

Matt's investigation into Suffolk's wildmen point to an origin amound our North Sea neighbours on the Continent.

This event will be online! Please email us at chronicles@dunwichmuseum.org.uk and get your free ticket at on our Eventbrite page!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-woodwoses-and-wildmen-of-suffolk-tickets-1670697313639

The zoom link will be sent around to attendees closer to the event.